Lord McKenzie of Luton: The Belgian Data Privacy Commission, a Belgian statutory body, published a domestic report on this matter in September. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is an industry owned co-operative, headquartered in Belgium. I refer the noble Lord to the updated statement on compliance posted by SWIFT on its website (www.swift.com/index.cfm?item_id=60275) and to its response to the report (www.swift.com/index.cfm?item_id=60670).

Lord Rooker: The Environment Agency provides guidance on places where the spreading of human cremation ashes should be avoided and can also advise anyone wishing to spread ashes on a river so that they do so with minimum environmental impact. Local authorities can advise people considering the spreading of human ashes elsewhere. The Environment Agency can be contacted via its national customer contact centre. The telephone number is 08708 506506

Lord Rooker: The Environment Agency is responsible for promoting angling and its environmental, economic and social benefits. The issue of anti-angling activists is a matter of civil breach of the peace and is therefore a matter for the police. I am unable to comment on any prosecutions.
	While the Government support a person's right to legitimate, peaceful protest, people also have a right to be free to carry out their lawful business or recreation without fear of intimidation and violence, however much that activity is disliked by others.
	What is totally unacceptable are the campaigns of intimidation and violence against individuals and law-abiding businesses by animal rights extremists. The Government have in place a cross-departmental strategy to eradicate the threat of animal rights extremism.
	We are ensuring that sufficient attention is paid to the threat from animal rights extremists, whoever the target, and that law enforcement agencies continue to be effective in maintaining the necessary spotlight on the issues.
	Police forces treat all incidents related to animal rights extremism very seriously, including activity targeting recreational angling. The police will continue to monitor campaigns and respond accordingly to any increase in unlawful incidents.
	My colleagues from the Home Office are also meeting with representatives of the angling community to discuss anti-angling activities.

Lord Rooker: In 2003, the review of the non-native species policy working group estimated the cost of a Japanese knotweed eradication programme in Great Britain to be approximately £1.56 billion using current techniques. Such a programme would not be realistic in practical or financial terms.
	It is extremely difficult to estimate annual eradication costs to industry or public bodies because the exact distribution of Japanese knotweed is uncertain, as is, as yet, the best method of undertaking any such eradication were it to be attempted. There are currently no detailed data available.
	Defra is contributing £160,000 to a four year research project into the natural control of Japanese knotweed. The report is due in 2007.

Lord Morris of Aberavon: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On what date the Judicial Appointments Commission, set up under section 61 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, became operational concerning the nomination of members of the judiciary; and whether the Commission has sufficient resources to perform its duties.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: I refer the noble Lord to my Written Ministerial Statement of 23 January 2006 which set out the Commission's responsibility for making selections for the appointment of judicial office-holders. The JAC has been provided with an appropriate level of funding to carry out its work in light of the overall public expenditure priorities of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: Information on public bodies sponsored by central Government is provided annually in the Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies, which records information as at 31 March each year. The 2006 edition was published on Monday 11 September 2006 and copies are available in the Library for the reference of noble Lords.

Lord Adonis: The construction of new schools, and building work at existing schools, is subject to approval under the Building Regulations, which are set by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). These regulations are aimed at achieving a satisfactory standard of life safety, including in situations where a fire breaks out. They do not require the installation of sprinklers in schools.
	y department issues guidance on fire safety in schools. Our current guide, Managing School Facilities Guide 6, Fire Safety, published in 2000, includes advice on sprinklers (www.teachernet.gov.uk/fire). We include further information on sprinklers in our new guide, Building Bulletin 100 (BB 100), Designing and Managing Against the Risk of Fire in Schools. This sets out how to achieve a satisfactory standard of life safety, and therefore how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations, and suggests ways of improving property protection. BB 100 is still in draft form and is being revised following public consultation.
	One of the messages that came back from that exercise was the need for the Department to issue more detailed guidance on the use of sprinklers in schools, over and above what was already in BB 100. Consequently we commissioned further studies to be carried out. Work on these is nearing completion and additional guidance on sprinklers will be incorporated in the final version of BB 100. We expect to publish this early in 2007.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: I refer the noble Lady to the Answer I gave her on 11 October (Official Report, col, WA 156).